Who are you trying to impress?

by Carly Psutka

Why do you feel the need to dress like you’re going clubbing?

Girls from ages thirteen to early twenties are dressing insanely inappropriate; clothes that are see-through, crop tops, tight leggings etc. Yes, stores are selling these clothes, but with clothes that are see-through and short, you can layer! That’s why they sell more than one thing at a store. Add a top underneath; make it colourful and fun and you can still look appropriate, instead of showing off your coloured lacy bras. Stores are selling these kinds of clothes because they know young adults are choosing to dress this way and seeing as that is large number of people shopping, therefore they will make a lot of money.

But why? Why is it necessary to look like you work on the corner when you’re in a learning environment? It is inappropriate, and to be 100% honest with you, people don’t like seeing that. And if you’re going to say “well then don’t look at me.” Sorry, but once you start showing off your skin and your curves, there are only so many places left to look that are not covered.

If you are trying to impress a boy, that is not the way to do it. What you also don’t see is that over half the boys in a learning environment don’t want to see all your parts. That’s not the way to get their attention. It’s called being you, dressing and acting like the mature women you can be instead of letting your outfit take over your personality. The more you flaunt the wrong style the more you will be taken as the person that you are not. Guys will use you, adults won’t respect you, all because you are not being serious with yourself.

Your Safety or Your Rights?

by Emilie Mechler

In the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms alone there are 36 sections which give you rights, in the criminal code of Canada there are over 980 pages of laws to protect you. Yet you are unhappy with this. Our society yells for more rights, they protest when the police “take our rights away”, but are the first to condemn them and judge them when some criminal gets away.

Recently the courts have revealed that the police can search your phone without a warrant as long as it is not password protected. You would think that the citizen would be happy that the police are taking steps to better investigate when crimes are committed, but instead society is rearing its “I want my rights” head and yelling bloody murder at the fact that the police have this right. But why? What is so important on your phone that the police can’t see? Because to be honest they really don’t care about your personal life, they don’t care if you like Bob, they don’t care if you’re throwing Jenny a party. They wouldn’t delve into your personal life, so the only reason I can see you caring about this is if you have something to hide. Think about it like the internet, anything you put on your facebook or twitter is fair game, texts and notes are the same.

Hey! Clean up!

 

by Sierra Murray

Are you making the public washroom dirty?

We have all gone into some questionable public washrooms. (and are faced with??)  Some common problems; should you sit on the seat or no, not flushing the toilet, and boys missing the toilet.

Well it’s the ladies who choose to hover that are the problem.  A local woman agrees that you are the people making it dirty.  Crystal Murray says “Yes it goes all over.”

So this is how I look at it.   Debbie Simmons says “so put your toilet paper around the seat and use it properly, then put the paper in the toilet afterwards…makes it much better to use and to clean …”’

If you don’t like sitting on the seat you could out paper around the seat and then flush the paper after. If you don’t want to do that just wipe the seat after it’s not that hard to do.

When you really got to go and you go to a stall and there’s used toilet paper in sitting in the bowl no one wants to see that. If you like an empty bowl before you use it?  Why don’t you flush after you’re done your business?

There nothing I hate more the walking into a stall and seeing that.

We have all been in a boy/girl washroom and the floor is wet. Boys can you not aim? It’s gross when you know a boy has been in it before you. NO ONE wants to walk into a washroom at their house or a friend’s house and get wet feet.

So I get sometimes you may be unsteady– so you can do yourself and everyone else a favor by sitting. If you’re not drunk and you miss the toilet at least clean it up after so you don’t get wet feet or someone else does.

Here are 5 myths and truths about public washrooms.

http://www.besthealthmag.ca/get-healthy/prevention/5-myths-and-truths-about-public-washrooms

 

 

 

 

 

Co-prez press conference: Angus Mulrooney

by:Jonny Cottrill, Tiffany Lachance, Emilie Mechler, Scott Metzger, Esther Schwarz

Angus walks in the room a little hesitantly, waving over his shoulder. But as soon as he steps behind the podium his demeanor instantly changes as he confidently leans against the podium.

As the questions roll in he leans back, arms crossed, comfortable with the spotlight. Relaxed and joking Angus stands in front of a room of reporters, his answers a balance of humor and seriousness.

His talent as a public speaker put all the the reporters in the room instantly at ease. The room is a comfortable place for a future leader to make his first remarks.

His first comments show the reporters his charisma and talent as a storyteller.

“I was talking to a wise man,” Angus said conversationally in his opening remarks, and he then goes on to tell the reporters about his conversation.

–A conversation that was all about bringing the fun back to school.

Campaign

Although co-prez campaigns have just begun, Angus may have already fallen behind.

While the other candidates had their posters up on Friday night, ready for Monday morning, Angus’ posters were nowhere to be seen. Instead, he traveled to Long Point. Does this show he lacks dedication?

Co-prez press conference: Mirjana Vujosevic

by Vanessa Martin, Sierra Murray, Darci Jones, Damien Fleming, Ben Hutchison, Alex Glofcheski, and Brady Schummer

Mirjana Vujosevic enters the bustling classroom and nervously walks up to the podium, leaving her vibrant purple backpack on. She flashes an anxious smile at the class and tucks her long dark hair behind her ear.

She introduces herself, repeating her last name several times, allowing the audience to hear her unique Serbian accent.

Mirjana blushes as the class begins asking her questions. She gestures animatedly with her hands when she’s unsure of her answers, and giggles when being asked more personal questions such as her weaknesses.

“I’m not a naturally funny person,” she says giggling behind her hand, “and that’s important when giving speeches.”

 Experience

Mirjana has been moving forward with several leadership experiences this year– she has helped organize events and assemblies such as the Remembrance Day and Christmas Day assemblies.

She has spearheaded the Movember t-shirt campaign and other memorable school events, particularly spirit days and the pep rally.

She is often seen in the caf, helping out with activities, or in the hall, painting and hanging posters for her leadership class.

As a student council member she often works with the administration and teachers, many of whom she has gotten to know well over the past year. She says this experience will help her when planning events if she is elected.

It is evident that Mirjana has a great deal of experience taking on leadership roles throughout the school.

 Ideas/plans

Every campaigning co-prez talks about more school spirit, but Mirjana is a girl with a new approach. She talked about her experience in leadership at our pep rally last year. She was inspired by her task to go around and paint people’s faces.

“I think we need to confront people individually,” she says, and that is her new plan of attack to bring school spirit back to Elmira where it has been missing in action for so long.

She also said, “I want to do different things, and try out different fun events,” although she wasn’t able to specify what these events would be.

Co-Prez Press Conference: Emily Chapman

By Kristen Brick, Katrina Cepovski, Aidan Reid

Grade 11 student Emily Chapman walks into the press conference to discuss her candidacy for EDSS co-president.  Her shirt can’t be missed with her catchy slogan “Be happy vote Chappy”. With a nervous smile on her face she slowly sets down her backpack and stands at the podium, her hair braided to the side so her face was clearly visible.

Every candidate has a different reason for running. When it comes to this eager beaver she says, “I decided to run for co-prez because I thought it would be a fun learning experience because I’ve never done something like this”.

Plans for EDSS

Emily has big plans for the school.  Twitter during assemblies, she claims, will help students care more about the topic at hand.  She admits that more trust between the students and the teachers will be needed for this to work, though—though she only talked about improving the teacher’s trust of the students.

She wants to change the first week of school to give a brief period of attention to each of the extracurricular activities.  Although how she plans on fitting all of these things into the already hectic first week of school remains to be seen, it would provide a nice opportunity to showcase what EDSS has to offer.  She claims that many grade nine students didn’t even know that a given extracurricular activity existed until it was too late to join.

Co-Prez Press Conference: Emily Orr

By Brieanna Knarr, Becky Costisor, Abigail Paquin, Staci Hanley, Melanie Schwartzentruber and Carly Psutka

Emily Orr, a grade 11 student, walks into the room with a big smile across her face. She stands at the podium with her binder containing a list of ideas to share with the class.

 She believes her excitement and enthusiasm for the school shows how qualified she is for the position of co-president. She says, “I love going to school to see my friends, to get involved. It’s something that makes me really happy.”

 She says she is a strong academic student who has a love for music and the arts. She also loves getting involved in and out of the school, participating in all things leadership, including dressing up for all spirit days. She makes time for everything, especially her important responsibilities. She likes trying new things, and wants experience that is needed to be more successful in life.

 Her Ideas

 Orr takes out her list of ideas to show the class what she plans to do as co-president. In her list of ideas, she came up with, “Having more Coffee Houses and having an art gallery with it to make the event bigger, having another pep rally but make it bigger and better, and have a Spirit Couch which a student would pay a dollar to put their name in a jar and if their name gets drawn they will get a couch to sit on to watch sports games.”